How do you say “swordfish” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "swordfish" in Vietnamese?

"Swordfish" in Vietnamese is cá kiếm (swordfish), cá đao (swordfish).

“Swordfish” in Vietnamese is cá kiếm (swordfish), cá đao (swordfish).

Vietnamese words for “swordfish”

cá kiếmnoun
Hanoi [kaː˧˦ kiəm˧˦] · Saigon [kaː˦˥ kim˦˥]cá rising kiếm rising
swordfish
for “swordfish” meaning: A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
cá đaonoun
Hanoi [kaː˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˧] · Saigon [kaː˦˥ ʔɗaːw˧˧]cá rising đao level
swordfish; sawfish
for “swordfish” meaning: A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

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